heather

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
2. (countable, uncountable) A plant in the family Ericaceae.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. (countable, uncountable) A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
6. (countable, uncountable) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.

Adj

Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

Sinonieme

ling

heath

Scots heather

broom

🧹

heather mixture

Calluna vulgaris

common heather

moor

briar

brier

grass tree

grig

Vertalings

erica

Heidekraut

bruyère

brezo

Besenheide

heide

bruc

Erika

brugo

dophei

urze

Heide

dopheide

struikhei

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhɛðɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hather

Geërf van Old English: *hǣddre

Verwante met Skots: hedder

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Heede

Verwante met Fries: heide

Verwante met Nederlands: heide

Verwante met Duits: Heide

In summary

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).